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March 8, 2018

@VTCRC → In the news recap for February 2018 #VTCRCMediaDay

Nestled in the heart of Virginia’s Technology Corridor and adjacent to the Virginia Tech (VT) campus, the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center (VTCRC) is home to over 180 research, technology and support companies. Our 230-acre park is located in a beautiful mountain setting, with easy access to the metropolitan areas of northern Virginia and the nation’s capital. An expansion on the northwest side of the park provides enough land to construct 16 buildings in addition to the 33 single- and multi-tenant buildings currently on-site. The VTCRC employs over 3,000 employees.

Companies in the news...

CELLINK: BioPrinter appears on The Big Bang Theory TV show

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine: Dixie J. Tooke-Rawlins, DO, FACOFP, selected for the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians "lifetime achievement" award winner. More

Cyber ranges are all the rage at these universities: "You can't [practice cybersecurity situations] on the school's network," David Raymond, director of the Virginia Cyber Range and deputy director of Virginia Tech University's IT Security Lab, told EdScoop. More

Click & Pledge Announces New AI Assistant, Now on Amazon Alexa & Google Assistant: Customers can now access their nonprofit's fundraising statistics using only their voice. The AI Assistant is now available as an Amazon Alexa Skill, and Google Assistant Action. More

SpaceX’s massive rocket, Falcon Heavy, the most powerful operational rocket on earth, successfully launched its first test flight earlier this week, with a payload that included a cherry red Tesla Roadster. The rocket launched from Kennedy Space Center, with its two first-stage side boosters — both previously used — landing simultaneously on their concrete landing pads. After the successful launch, SpaceX aired a live feed video of the Tesla and its passenger – a mannequin named “Starman”– coasting atop the rocket’s upper stage, in orbit. This stage of the rocket consisted of six-hours drifting in orbit before one final burn intended to send the first car in space on a trajectory around the sun, and finally to Mars’ orbit. The burn was successful, though the rocket exceeded its intended Mars orbit and headed to the asteroid belt instead. More

To learn more about the other companies in the research park and their #VTCRCimpact, click here.